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First Financial Services

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Client AUM

$0

Clients

0

Advisors

3

of 3 employees

About

First Financial Services provides pension consulting to retirement, profit‑sharing and 401(k) plans and also offers financial planning and consulting to individual clients and plan sponsors. For plan engagements the firm acknowledges fiduciary duties under ERISA and lists services such as Investment Policy Statement preparation, selection and monitoring of investment vehicles, and participant education workshops.

The firm does not provide discretionary investment management or custody; its advisory work focuses on setting asset‑allocation frameworks, reviewing mutual funds and ETFs, and monitoring investments in accordance with client‑established IPSs. Financial planning and consulting deliverables are written reports and recommendations that clients implement at their discretion rather than through firm‑directed trading.

Distinctive among firms in this category, First Financial Services’ personnel are also registered representatives of a broker‑dealer and licensed insurance agents, so implementation of recommendations can generate commissions and other transaction‑based compensation separate from advisory fees—a potential conflict the brochure discloses and which the firm addresses in its ERISA-related policies. The firm also commonly uses hourly and flat‑fee arrangements for planning and consulting and may structure pension engagements on an asset‑based or flat‑fee basis, while expressly not providing discretionary authority, custody, or performance‑based fees.

Client services

Financial planning Pension consulting

Expertise

General retirement planning Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting Debt management

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees range from $2,000 to $100,000+ for Pension Consulting; $250 to $1,000 for Financial Planning and Consulting Services

Percentage

0.10% to 1.25% of Plan assets (negotiable, depending on scope and duration)

Commissions

Commissions earned by associated persons for securities transactions separate from advisory fees

Project-based

$150 to $250 per hour for Financial Planning and Consulting Services

Other

Fee-only: Financial Planning fees charged on hourly basis ($150 to $250 per hour) or fixed fee basis ($250 to $1,000)

Main office

38 Kings Highway

Hauppage NY 11788

Advisors at this office

3

Most active in

New York

Also doing business as

First Financial Services · William A. Russell, Inc.

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Patricia C

Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Hauppage, NY

First Financial Services

Patricia Cocozza is a financial advisor with First Financial Services in Hauppauge, NY, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. She has worked at First Financial Services since 1988, with prior experience at National Planning Corporation and OSAIC. Outside of her advisory role, Cocozza is involved in bookkeeping and tax preparation as an enrolled agent, and she assists in photographic services through two small businesses. First Financial Services provides pension consulting for retirement, profit-sharing, and 401(k) plans, as well as financial planning and consulting for individual clients and plan sponsors. The firm focuses on fiduciary compliance, investment policy development, and non-discretionary advisory services, with personnel who are also registered representatives and licensed insurance agents.

General retirement planning Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting Debt management
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James W

Series 63, Series 65

Hauppage, NY

First Financial Services

James Webster is a financial advisor with OSAIC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Royal Alliance since 2017 and National Planning Corporation from 2003 to 2017. Outside of advising, he is president of Mid Island Tax, Inc., a company that prepares income tax returns for individuals and small businesses. OSAIC is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA member broker-dealer serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and employs a technology-driven investment process combining risk-tolerance assessments with portfolio optimization and access to both discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies.

General retirement planning Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting Debt management
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Donald D

Series 63, Series 65

Hauppage, NY

First Financial Services

Donald Donnelly Jr. is a financial advisor with First Financial Services in Hauppage, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Royal Alliance and National Planning Corp. Outside of financial advising, he serves as Vice President of International Asbestos Removal, Inc. and holds several trustee and officer roles related to the insulation industry. First Financial Services provides pension consulting and financial planning primarily to retirement, profit-sharing, and 401(k) plans, as well as individual clients and plan sponsors. The firm focuses on fiduciary advisory services including Investment Policy Statement preparation, investment vehicle selection and monitoring, and participant education, without offering discretionary investment management or custody.

General retirement planning Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting Debt management
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